Enduring Voices Catalogue (6-21-23) - Flipbook - Page 46
The importance of home, family, ancestry feeds my
work entirely. African Americans were generally not
aware of who their ancestors were, since slaves were
sold from plantation to plantation and families were
split up. Any time I pick up one of these old vintage
photographs, I have the feeling that this could be one
of my ancestors.
I love the act of drawing. Of course I love drawings
and paintings. But in my current work, I’m mostly
interested in the people and the imagery, so that my
drawings are more in service to the imagery than
being about ‘drawing’.
The wood has history already and comes from old
houses where old souls once inhabited.
—Whitfield Lovell
Above: Whitfield Lovell (United States, born 1959)
Untitled (Card XXXIX), 2005
Charcoal on paper with attached playing card, 12 x 9 in.
Right: Whitfield Lovell (United States, born 1959)
Beauty Without Regret, 2004
Charcoal on wood, on shelf with shell casings, 45 x 25 x 13 1/2 in.
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